Legal Opinion

Thornton v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 10, 2021No. S21A0709PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

312 Ga. 224

FINAL COPY S21A0709. THORNTON v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. William Denzel Thornton appeals his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony in connection with the stabbing death of Jullisa Cooke.1 Thornton argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his armed robbery conviction; the trial court made evidentiary errors by admitting a 911 call and testimony regarding bloodstain pattern analysis; and the trial court erred in denying his 1 The crimes occurred on January 10, 2017. In February 2017, a Carroll…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. State v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
  4. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  5. Anglin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017

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3Cited by3 opinions

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